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I'm pretty generous with my reviews and ratings, but this book has so many problems right from the start. I picked this trilogy up for free because of the thousands of raving reviews, needless to say, I've already removed it from my devices. The first problem for me was the MC Walt. When we meet him he's a whiny, prissy sissy crying because his gorgeous girlfriend has left a good bye note. She hasn't given it to him, he's just gone through her dresser to find it. After the plague hits and she dies he becomes bent on killing himself and has determined to die on his journey from New York City to Los Angeles. Why is he making this journey, and on foot? Because his dead girlfriend was an actress and always dreamed of being there. Along the way, without ever being shown how, Walt becomes pretty much an expert marksman. The second problem with this book is the sheer number of unnecessary words put to paper. Or e-paper. The author simply vomits up needlessly long descriptions of everything and makes sure to throw in simile after simile with his retching. Third, It's as if the Author was inspired by Stephen King's epic The Stand and tried to do that but add in some funky crab-like aliens. It didn't work. It didn't work primarily because King's book takes the time to develop a good plot and characters we're drawn to. This book, despite the word count, does neither. I could go on, but if I haven't managed to sway your desire to read this abomination, nothing will. This book is also in desperate need of editing.